TO CROSS
by Joël Richmond Mathieu Akafou
BURKINA FASO, France, Belgium - 2020 - 77 MINUTES
synopsis
He survived the crossing.
Coming from Ivory Coast, he now lives in Italy.
But he dreams of France and is ready to do anything to get there.
Director
Born in 1986 in Ivory Coast, Joël Akafou is a screenwriter, playwright and director. A graduate of the Higher Institute of Image and Sound in Ouagadougou, he has directed several short films, including Nourah (2016), selected in several festivals in Africa. His second film Vivre riche (2017) won a prize at the Visions du Réel and Corsica.doc festivals.
PLUG
PRODUCTION
Djabadjah Films
Dancing Dog
RTBF
True True Movies
DIFFUSION
TV5 Monde
Berlin International Film Festival
PARTICIPATION
CNC CNC
Procirep-Society of Producers and Angoa
FILM Fund of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Young Francophone Creation Fund
Image of La Francophonie Fund
